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journal entries from an emerging follower of Christ

Lessons From Sports (part 1)

Aaron Marcelli | February 28, 2010

The Atlanta Hawks are the closest professional basketball team to where I live.  I love the NBA!  I would go to as many games as I could for any team.  I went to a lot of hawks games even when they were bad and though they are not my favorite basketball club, I have grown [...]

Put Your Dream To The Test (part 6)

Aaron Marcelli | February 12, 2010

Continuing with the theme where every chapter asks a question, Put Your Dream To The Test ends with chapters seven through ten asking how much you are willing to sacrifice to see your dream come to pass, if you are moving closer toward your dream, and what benefit to others does your dream contain.  If [...]

Put Your Dream To The Test (part 5)

Aaron Marcelli | February 11, 2010

I cannot think of a dream a person could possibly have that would not effect or involve others.  Opening a store, improving business, moving to another country, attaining a certain job, even simply wanting to have a family all require others to be on board.  Chapter six of Put Your Dream To The Test discusses [...]

Put Your Dream To The Test (part 4)

Aaron Marcelli | February 4, 2010

Another barrier I am having to overcome in allowing myself to have a dream and pursue it is to realize it’s ok to do what I like to do.  I grew up with a background and personality of self-denial and somehow in church world we give the idea that such makes one spiritual.  Ever notice [...]

Put Your Dream To The Test (part 3)

Aaron Marcelli | February 3, 2010

What is it you really want to do?  Or better yet, if you knew you could not fail, what would you do?  I heard someone ask that question and then follow it up by saying, “you’re foolish to do anything other than what you just answered.”  My initial reaction to those statements a few years [...]